Australian submariners to breathe easier
Australian submariners to breathe easier
Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has joined forces with technical and engineering services company QinetiQ on a ground breaking project that aims to let submarines stay submerged longer while using less power and providing better...
RAN mine warfare – stepping out, but not tripping up
Mine Warfare (MW), much like its sibling Anti-Submarine warfare (ASW), with which it shares some remarkable similarities, has and likely always will be the poor cousin of the RAN’s warfighting community. Plagued by a history of boom/bust capability development...
Frigate forms part of amphibious training
As an Anzac class frigate, HMAS Ballarat is designed for, and ready to fight in, the ‘blue water’ domain of the high seas. Exercise Talisman Sabre 21 (TS21) has provided an opportunity to test how she can contribute to...
Frazer-Nash wins submarine deal
Frazer-Nash Consultancy, a KBR company, has been commissioned by Defence SA to help ensure local industry expertise and capability is at the forefront during the roll-out of the nation’s first nuclear-powered submarine fleet.
The South Australian Submarine Taskforce was established...
Naval Group Australia signs MoU with Australian Council of Trade Unions
Naval Group Australia signs MoU with Australian Council of Trade UnionsNaval Group Australia (a subsidiary of Naval Group), the designer and builder of Australia’s twelve future submarines, the Australian Council of Trade Unions, the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union, the...
US warship joins partners for multinational group sail
The US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) commenced a multinational group sail alongside warships from Australia, Brunei, and Singapore on 1 August 2020. The USS Rafael Peralta joined HMA Ships Stuart (FFH 153) and...
HMAS Choules gets ceremonial homeport
The town of Mallacoota has been named the ceremonial homeport for HMAS Choules, which played a large role in helping residents during the 2019 bushfire crisis. Minister for Defence Personnel Darren Chester said during Operation Bushfire Assist, the Choules...
Stoker completes sailor recovery
Stoker completes sailor recovery
30 November 2017
The crew of the RSG Stoker, based at HMAS Stirling, have been recognised for their work last week recovering an injured sailor from the Southern Ocean, some 1800 nautical miles south west of Perth.
The...
ASC, Penske prepare next generation of submarine diesel engineers
ASC, Penske prepare next generation of submarine diesel engineers
Australia’s dedicated submarine sustainment company, ASC, has teamed with
engine and power system distributor, Penske Power Systems, to prepare the next
generation of submarine diesel engineers.ASC has placed graduate mechanical engineer, Dillan Wilson,...
Whiskey Project unveils new reconnaissance craft
The Whiskey Project unveiled their latest Whiskey watercraft – the WHISKEY Multi Mission Reconnaissance Craft (WHISKEY MMRC) – to key US government and military defence stakeholders in Washington D.C. The result of a two-year collaboration with USMC veterans, WHISKEY MMRC...